2023-2024 recreational Class Descriptions
preschool classes | ages 3-5
ACRO 1/2
Acro is centered on fundamental acrobatic techniques taught in the Acrobatic Arts curriculum to increase flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, endurance, timing, body awareness, self-discipline, and confidence. Classes focus on proper hand placement and body alignment with emphasis on the muscles and flexibility required to perform proper technique. Class levels have required skill lists that ensure dancer's safety. Activ8 Dance Company is an AAC1 Certified Studio.
MINI BALLET/TAP COMBO
This energetic and exciting class is designed to provide young dancers an introduction into the fundamentals of both ballet and tap dance! Dancers will learn the basics of ballet and tap movement and terminology, while having fun dancing to kid-friendly songs and using props like scarves or teddy bears. Class will alternate between ballet and tap each week (i.e. Week 1 & 3 is ballet, Week 2 & 4 is tap), and dancers will perform both styles of dance in our year-end recital showcase using a 2-in-1 costume that has interchangeable pieces to make the outfit fit the style and look for each routine!
MINI JAZZ/HIP HOP COMBO
This high energy and exciting class is designed to provide young dancers an introduction into the fundamentals of both jazz and hip hop! Students will develop coordination, strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a safe, encouraging, and welcoming environment. Class will alternate between hip hop and jazz each week (i.e. Week 1 & 3 is hip hop, Week 2 & 4 is jazz).
Acro is centered on fundamental acrobatic techniques taught in the Acrobatic Arts curriculum to increase flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, endurance, timing, body awareness, self-discipline, and confidence. Classes focus on proper hand placement and body alignment with emphasis on the muscles and flexibility required to perform proper technique. Class levels have required skill lists that ensure dancer's safety. Activ8 Dance Company is an AAC1 Certified Studio.
MINI BALLET/TAP COMBO
This energetic and exciting class is designed to provide young dancers an introduction into the fundamentals of both ballet and tap dance! Dancers will learn the basics of ballet and tap movement and terminology, while having fun dancing to kid-friendly songs and using props like scarves or teddy bears. Class will alternate between ballet and tap each week (i.e. Week 1 & 3 is ballet, Week 2 & 4 is tap), and dancers will perform both styles of dance in our year-end recital showcase using a 2-in-1 costume that has interchangeable pieces to make the outfit fit the style and look for each routine!
MINI JAZZ/HIP HOP COMBO
This high energy and exciting class is designed to provide young dancers an introduction into the fundamentals of both jazz and hip hop! Students will develop coordination, strength, dance technique, rhythm, and body awareness in a safe, encouraging, and welcoming environment. Class will alternate between hip hop and jazz each week (i.e. Week 1 & 3 is hip hop, Week 2 & 4 is jazz).
youth & teen classes | ages 6-18
ACRO 1/2, 2/3 & 3/4
Acro is centered on fundamental acrobatic techniques taught in the Acrobatic Arts curriculum to increase flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, endurance, timing, body awareness, self-discipline, and confidence. Classes focus on proper hand placement and body alignment with emphasis on the muscles and flexibility required to perform proper technique. Class levels have required skill lists that ensure dancer's safety. Activ8 Dance Company is an AAC1 Certified Studio. LEVEL 2/3 & 3/4 CO-REQUISITE CLASS REQUIRED: Ballet or Turns & Leaps
BALLET
Ballet provides grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in all other areas of dance. Ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, fitness, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence.
COMBO 3 & COMBO 4
This is a choreography-based class in which dancers learn a new, short "combo", or routine, in each class. Styles vary each week September through January, which allows dancers to work on learning choreography quickly to improve memory and retention, as well as exploring new styles, movement, & technique. Drop-ins welcome through January. Beginning in February, dancers will learn choreography and perform a recital piece in the chosen style of the class instructor (likely contemporary, lyrical, or jazz). Must register by 2/1/24 in order to perform in the annual recital. CO-REQUISITE CLASS REQUIRED: Ballet or Turns & Leaps
HIP HOP 1/2 & HIP HOP 3/4
Hip Hop incorporates a variety of old and new urban, street and pop dance styles. The dancing represents body movements that reflect the beat and rhythm of hip hop music. Hip hop dancing is very dynamic and helps the dancers improve flexibility, develop body balance, and coordination. Hip Hop 1/2 is for dancers ages 6+ who are beginners and new to the style; Hip Hop 3/4 is for dancers ages 10+ who have at least 1-2 years of hip hop or other dance experience.
INTRO TO BREAKING: THE BREAKING PROGRAM
Experience The Breaking Program, an exciting Breakdance curriculum that builds your confidence and creativity through Hip Hop. Students will learn new techniques by breaking down the movements, running drills with the entire class, and then finally applying the movements into combinations and routines. Class is run by stretching, conditioning, training, and having friendly competitions to better improve skills.
WHAT WILL YOU GET FROM A BREAKING CLASSES? Learn how to work as a team; Elevated self confidence levels and social skills; Stamina, coordination and balance; Fun, Fitness and Flexibility.
WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone ages 5+; Dancers and non-dancers; For beginner and advanced level students.
JAZZ
Jazz dance is an exploration of style and presentation. Classes emphasize musicality and body alignment, conditioning, stretch and strengthening, rhythm and stylization, as well as fun and innovative choreography.
LYRICAL & CONTEMPORARY
Lyrical and contemporary dance include a variety of techniques from ballet, jazz, and modern. The lyrics of a song are used to tell a story through movement. This style encourages dancers to dig deep and become in tune with their emotions.
PROGRESSING BALLET TECHNIQUE (PBT)
PBT is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focusing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner. PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory.
TURNS & LEAPS
Level 3: Appropriate for beginner/intermediate dancers, or those looking to work on the basic technical skills. This class focuses on the breakdown of foundational skills such as splits, single and double pirouettes, chaine and pique turns, jetes and extensions. Recommended for ages 8+.
Level 4: This advanced level is for dancers who have learned the basic technical skills already, and wish to perfect those as well as work on new progressions. Dancers will learn the proper technique for more difficult skills, such as calypsos, center leaps, triple & quad pirouettes, turns in second, various turn and leap combos, extensions and skill progressions across the floor. Students must master Level 3 skills to progress to Level 4 skills. Recommended for ages 12+.
TAP
Tap 2: This class is designed for dancers age 6+ with little to no experience with tap dance. The core of the class will focus on the development of basic technical skills (shuffles, paradiddles, flaps, pickups, cramp-rolls, etc.), as well as the musicality, or ability to understand music.
Tap 3/4: Highest level of tap currently offered. Students will be placed based on instructor evaluation.
STRETCH & STRENGTH
This class is ideal for dancers looking to improve overall strength to help with dance skills such as leaps, jumps and more. Dancers will learn proper stretching techniques, conditioning exercises and incorporate strengthening movements to help build proper muscle strength and coordination needed for dance. Recommended for ages 9+.
Acro is centered on fundamental acrobatic techniques taught in the Acrobatic Arts curriculum to increase flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, endurance, timing, body awareness, self-discipline, and confidence. Classes focus on proper hand placement and body alignment with emphasis on the muscles and flexibility required to perform proper technique. Class levels have required skill lists that ensure dancer's safety. Activ8 Dance Company is an AAC1 Certified Studio. LEVEL 2/3 & 3/4 CO-REQUISITE CLASS REQUIRED: Ballet or Turns & Leaps
BALLET
Ballet provides grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in all other areas of dance. Ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, fitness, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence.
COMBO 3 & COMBO 4
This is a choreography-based class in which dancers learn a new, short "combo", or routine, in each class. Styles vary each week September through January, which allows dancers to work on learning choreography quickly to improve memory and retention, as well as exploring new styles, movement, & technique. Drop-ins welcome through January. Beginning in February, dancers will learn choreography and perform a recital piece in the chosen style of the class instructor (likely contemporary, lyrical, or jazz). Must register by 2/1/24 in order to perform in the annual recital. CO-REQUISITE CLASS REQUIRED: Ballet or Turns & Leaps
HIP HOP 1/2 & HIP HOP 3/4
Hip Hop incorporates a variety of old and new urban, street and pop dance styles. The dancing represents body movements that reflect the beat and rhythm of hip hop music. Hip hop dancing is very dynamic and helps the dancers improve flexibility, develop body balance, and coordination. Hip Hop 1/2 is for dancers ages 6+ who are beginners and new to the style; Hip Hop 3/4 is for dancers ages 10+ who have at least 1-2 years of hip hop or other dance experience.
INTRO TO BREAKING: THE BREAKING PROGRAM
Experience The Breaking Program, an exciting Breakdance curriculum that builds your confidence and creativity through Hip Hop. Students will learn new techniques by breaking down the movements, running drills with the entire class, and then finally applying the movements into combinations and routines. Class is run by stretching, conditioning, training, and having friendly competitions to better improve skills.
WHAT WILL YOU GET FROM A BREAKING CLASSES? Learn how to work as a team; Elevated self confidence levels and social skills; Stamina, coordination and balance; Fun, Fitness and Flexibility.
WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone ages 5+; Dancers and non-dancers; For beginner and advanced level students.
JAZZ
Jazz dance is an exploration of style and presentation. Classes emphasize musicality and body alignment, conditioning, stretch and strengthening, rhythm and stylization, as well as fun and innovative choreography.
LYRICAL & CONTEMPORARY
Lyrical and contemporary dance include a variety of techniques from ballet, jazz, and modern. The lyrics of a song are used to tell a story through movement. This style encourages dancers to dig deep and become in tune with their emotions.
PROGRESSING BALLET TECHNIQUE (PBT)
PBT is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focusing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner. PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory.
TURNS & LEAPS
Level 3: Appropriate for beginner/intermediate dancers, or those looking to work on the basic technical skills. This class focuses on the breakdown of foundational skills such as splits, single and double pirouettes, chaine and pique turns, jetes and extensions. Recommended for ages 8+.
Level 4: This advanced level is for dancers who have learned the basic technical skills already, and wish to perfect those as well as work on new progressions. Dancers will learn the proper technique for more difficult skills, such as calypsos, center leaps, triple & quad pirouettes, turns in second, various turn and leap combos, extensions and skill progressions across the floor. Students must master Level 3 skills to progress to Level 4 skills. Recommended for ages 12+.
TAP
Tap 2: This class is designed for dancers age 6+ with little to no experience with tap dance. The core of the class will focus on the development of basic technical skills (shuffles, paradiddles, flaps, pickups, cramp-rolls, etc.), as well as the musicality, or ability to understand music.
Tap 3/4: Highest level of tap currently offered. Students will be placed based on instructor evaluation.
STRETCH & STRENGTH
This class is ideal for dancers looking to improve overall strength to help with dance skills such as leaps, jumps and more. Dancers will learn proper stretching techniques, conditioning exercises and incorporate strengthening movements to help build proper muscle strength and coordination needed for dance. Recommended for ages 9+.
adult classes | ages 17+
WERQ: DANCE FITNESS
Time to put in some WERQ! This wildly addictive cardio dance fitness class is based on trending pop and hip hop music. WERQ is a pre-choreographed workout with new routines made available weekly. With hundreds of choreography videos, WERQ Instructors have the power to create unique playlists based on routines designed by high-caliber WERQ choreographers.
ADULT BALLET
A perfect class for adults with little experience or with previous training who are looking to get back to the barre! This class provides a rediscovery of grace, poise, and technique of ballet.
ADULT TAP
A perfect class for adults with little experience or with previous training who are looking to get back to the rhythms of tap! This class provides a rediscovery of basic tap foundations and the joy of tap dance!
REJUVEN8: LYRICAL YOGA (CONTACT US TO JOIN THE WAITLIST!)
Rejuvenate & refresh your mind, body & soul! This class allows adults to shake off the stress of the week: move through a feel-good yoga flow and learn basic lyrical/contemporary choreography to the best ballads of the 80s, 90s, & 2000s. No previous dance experience required! This is a no-judgement, safe space to let go and get in your feels! BYOB if you choose :)
Time to put in some WERQ! This wildly addictive cardio dance fitness class is based on trending pop and hip hop music. WERQ is a pre-choreographed workout with new routines made available weekly. With hundreds of choreography videos, WERQ Instructors have the power to create unique playlists based on routines designed by high-caliber WERQ choreographers.
ADULT BALLET
A perfect class for adults with little experience or with previous training who are looking to get back to the barre! This class provides a rediscovery of grace, poise, and technique of ballet.
ADULT TAP
A perfect class for adults with little experience or with previous training who are looking to get back to the rhythms of tap! This class provides a rediscovery of basic tap foundations and the joy of tap dance!
REJUVEN8: LYRICAL YOGA (CONTACT US TO JOIN THE WAITLIST!)
Rejuvenate & refresh your mind, body & soul! This class allows adults to shake off the stress of the week: move through a feel-good yoga flow and learn basic lyrical/contemporary choreography to the best ballads of the 80s, 90s, & 2000s. No previous dance experience required! This is a no-judgement, safe space to let go and get in your feels! BYOB if you choose :)